N 8 A BSc COMIC PI GMC |g ia CROC Orme | Swachh Bharat Mission and NRDWP SRG eC 3 Years of Good Governance BCR Ecce MINISTRY OF Ld PLT ES DE ulea upfer feors, dared! wor ite wea Ris ah dave ud erect AAT NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR Ret ISIE aft Her, ag feof MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, PANCHAYAT! RAJ [AND DRINKING WATER & SANITATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA KRISH BHAWAN, NEW DELHI wee aa MESSAGE ‘As we mark three years of good governance, it gives me Immense pleasure to present to you this compendium of the achievements of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, My Ministry focusses on two key flagship programmes of the Government — the swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in the sanitation sector, and the Natio nal Rural Drinking Wate r Programme (NRDWP) in the water sector, ‘The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) was launched on 2" October, 2014 after the Hon'ble Prime Minister's clarion callto all countrymen from the ramparts of the Red Fort to join hands for cleantiness and sanitation in the country, during his, historic address on August 15%, 2024. He spoke movingly about the condition of women in rural India and said, “Presently, our mothers and sisters are forced ‘0 defecate in the open. Do we lke this situation? Is it not our responsibility to arrange for tolletsat least?” Today, as we celebrate the 3* anniversary of the Government, 1am proud to share that the individual household toilet coverage in rural India under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has now increased to nearly 64% fram 42% in 2014. We are also well on our way to achieving the target of an Open Defecation Free India by October 2, 2019. Over 1.95 lakh villages, 137 districts and 3 states in the country have already declared themselves as Open Defecation Free. Significant progress has also been made under NRDW?. This World Water Day, March 22", 2027, we also launched the National Sub-Mission on Arsenic and Fluoride to take forward our commitment to providing clean drinking water for all in the country. hope that Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation will keep making significant progress in the direction of providing clean and safe drinking water for all, while strengthening its commitment towards creating a “‘swachh Bharat! { [yal (et (office ‘6! Wing. Ground Floor, Krishi Bhuaton, New Dathi-140001 Tels 011-25782373, 28782907 Fax O11-23305576 Res: 3Kriehna Menon Marg, New Dalhi-1i0001 Phu 011-23794697/98, Fan 013-23798605a upfer feors, dared! wor ite wea Ris ah dave ud erect AAT NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR Ret ISIE aft Her, ag feof MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, PANCHAYAT! RAJ [AND DRINKING WATER & SANITATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA KRISH BHAWAN, NEW DELHI at ear Wann @ five 3 ata aaa wd eon saree D oeafeRN aT aE ama Oa aRa ge aa Seo EET ca orga eh eer #1 Fa fara, Se @ ge at secaypl gidast ae ae tard — eer Bala aes ue Pes ote we da A casita ore tara archer | 19 or, 2004 at are Fea se A are ROA YA, one Utara B ches, er Rea and cof A8c we A snare F wet F ged an dest Bae, 2 aa, 2044 wh, BES ATT Pr aT grey far) tg wearer oh a ont ono 3 aftenst a carte Refs a fom awe ag we, Se ero ee mae ate ae aa 8 vie & fire song 2) em a ae oer wan 2? afte aor ae ear forte ae oh es oT a a oa faq utara a) wae th aye a?” aa FT ewer 1 theft wis Ta we 2b) Fe Tee oe TS TE ee ET Te 3 fie eres a fers Co) arent, Tre are # afte cae eter aA er 2044 AL ag aera A awe ars ser ea HRT at anh 2) er 2 aay 200 te ge a die ene Te A fee a NS oe 2) te 4 TT 195 AS ae, 297 rat Ae g Tot A vee A ge a ge A he Gat Tht ae fe B1 atte orien daore ones ob serie A ora ote ge 81 ge oes wh oy rey waTIRTSA FAP a fae BHA oe wan vot #1 22 ar zw a, fea oe Row a ome oe ead de Foe a oe aA on tae ah ont aor % fae ant oe Fees ae US wafer a AY gear HEL ( al eel ae) (office ‘6! Wing. Ground Floor, Krishi Bhuaton, New Dathi-140001 Tels 011-25782373, 28782907 Fax O11-23305576 Res: 3Kriehna Menon Marg, New Dalhi-1i0001 Phu 011-23794697/98, Fan 013-23798605